Author: Mitsuko Nagasaki

Ever since I was a child, Ive been the sort of person whod lend a hand to anyoneeven my arch nemesisif

Relatives from the countryside turned up for a weeks visitall five of themin our one-bed London flat.

Right, so let me tell you about Lucyshe grew up in an orphanage, always feeling a bit outside the world

My marriage to David began eighteen years ago, under circumstances that were less than ideal, to say

When my son made me wait on his doorstep, everything went silent. Id arrived right on time, even five

My family once revolved around my father, who raised me, looked after me, and was always steadfast in

I happen to be sixty now, living alone in a perfectly decent flat in Manchester. Never had children

Last weekend, my wife and I trotted off to her parents house for one of those time-honoured Sunday dinners.

So, Ive been seeing my boyfriend for about two years now. He actually proposed, and of course I said yes.

My grandmother was, in many ways, a downright unpleasant characterbrilliantly challenging, if you will.